A visit to the Common Street Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Common Street Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Common Street Cemetery (FG ID #1976172).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Common Street Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Common Street Cemetery:
42.3688, -71.1781
The Common Street Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies just to the east of the Common Street Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Common Street Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Common Street Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Common Street Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Cambridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Auburn Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Parish Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burial Hill Cemetery
- North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Beth Israel Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Feake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holyhood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brookline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brookline Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- Somerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Veterans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Common Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Common Street Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Watertown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Belmont
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
- Waverley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waverley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley
- Newtonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Brighton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Centre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Allston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Huron Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Auburndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Brookline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waltham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newton Lower Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Waban
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Upper Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- East Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Lexington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Westbrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Brookline Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Somerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Medford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Common Street Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Common Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Belmont
- Brookline
- Cambridge
- Newton
- Somerville
- Waltham
- Watertown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Common Street Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Common Street Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1976172
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #600887 (Common Street Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600887 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 76 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newton
- Location given for Common Street Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.335375 Lon: -71.1786651
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Common Street Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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